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Inscryption (Switch) Review

I’m getting it out of the way in this first paragraph because you know it’s coming in a game review about a roguelike deck-building game. We all know and love Slay the Spire, but games that follow in its footsteps are tasked…

Nintendo Switch Ports That Work Incredibly Well

There’s a lot of talk thanks to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet about the Switch being underpowered. In the case of those games, the debate is whether or not the developers at Game Freak could have done more to optimize the Switch. Let’s be…

NBA 2K23 Season 3 Details Revealed

NBA 2K23 Season 3 details are live and we now know what is coming to the game ahead of winter. The new content is very seasonal in theme and adds tons of great content to explore starting today, December 2nd. New content…

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Switch) Review

Growing up in the late 90s and 2000s meant a lot of weird things were happening in video games. Yes, consoles were all the rage, but you could play games on your TV in other ways too. A popular one in my…

Great Negotiators Pack Released for Civilization VI

Last week, 2K Games announced that Civilization VI would receive 18 new leaders in a season pass called the Leader Pass. The first DLC collection of leaders to come to the simulation game arrived yesterday in the Great Negotiators Pack. These additions to…

Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom Review

There are a million and one farming simulators to choose from in 2022. Square Enix is competing with Stardew diehards while long-lasting farm management titles like Story of Seasons continue to put out new and inventive projects. The latest from the Harvest Moon successor…

2K Reveals Massive Digital Games Sale

A lot of 2K titles have gotten my time while playing Xbox and Switch in 2022. In fact, two of my most played games of the year are a part of a new sale revealed by 2K for the Black Friday sales…

Rocket League Partners with Nike for World Cup Content

Rocket League might not make headlines weekly outside of esports, but it’s still an insanely popular game. Developer Psyonix is always upping their offerings for players with genre-defining collabs with everyone from the NFL to Rick and Morty. A new collab sees the…

Frustratingly Imperfect, Cyberpunk 2077 is Still Worth Your Time

I’m probably like a lot of people in the way that I decided to engage with Cyberpunk 2077. Turned off and downright disgusted by the way the game was rolled out in such a haphazard, half-baked fashion, I decided to stay away. Then,…

Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Switch) Review

I’m not often going to the arcades nowadays, but that has a lot to do with their diminished presence in cities as compared to the 80s and 90s. That said, one gaming company whose titles I play a lot on console is…